GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

Random words

WordMeaning
outragean act of violence or brutality
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
unfetterto free from fetters
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
encircleto form a circle around : surround